St Joseph's Church, Stockport Facts for Kids

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View from St Petersgate
53°24′34″N 2°09′28″W / 53.4095°N 2.1578°W / 53.4095; -2.1578
OS grid reference	SJ8960990315
Location	Stockport, Greater Manchester
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	DioceseofShrewsbury.org
History
Status	Active
Dedication	Saint Joseph
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Designated	16 September 1985
Architect(s)	Matthew Ellison Hadfield
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1861
Completed	1862
Administration
Deanery	Stockport & Tameside
Diocese	Shrewsbury
Province	Birmingham

St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It was built from 1861 to 1862 and designed by Matthew Ellison Hadfield. It is situated on St Petersgate, south west of the High Street. It is the only church in England administered by the Priests of the Sacred Heart and is a Grade II listed building.

History
- Foundation
- Construction
Parish
Interior
See also

History

Foundation

During the late 18th century, the local Catholic population in Stockport were served by priests from Manchester. In 1798, a Fr James Blundell was saying Mass in a house on Windmill Street. In 1803, a permanent chapel was built on Chapel Street and called St Philip and St James. In the first half of the nineteenth century, the Catholic congregation increased with the influx of workers at Stockport’s mills. In 1845, a priest would come from the chapel (which in 1905 would be replaced by Our Lady and the Apostles Church in Edgeley) to the centre of Stockport to say Mass in a temporary school in Parson’s Yard. In 1858, the schools on Tatton Street were built. They were designed by Matthew Ellison Hadfield and George Goldie.

Construction

In 1861, the foundation stone for the church was laid by the Bishop of Salford, William Turner. In 1862, a watercolour was made by M. E. Hadfield showing the west end interior of the church. It now hangs in the west end of the nave. In 1888, an industrial school, linked to the church, was built to the south of the school. It was part-funded by the Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk.